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Govern a family as you would cook a small fish.
The saying comes from Laozi , and it’s ” govern a country / nation is liking cooking a small fish” , which means you don’t turn it all the time, leave it them and it will be done. A lot of economic and political liberalism in ancient China.

“If you steal a bell, keep your ears covered.” The original saying doesn’t suggest ” if … then” condition. It only says a theft trying to cover up his ears when he was stealing a ball , thinking that no one would know it.

“Even a frog in a well shaft can see the sky.” It doesn’t suggest that a frog can see the sky. It implies that the world is so small for a frog in a well shaft.

“A man who stands on a hill with his mouth open will wait a long time before a roast duck drops in.” I think you’re talking about another proverb, 守株待兔. A rabbit run so fast to crash into a tree and a hunter got his free lunch. He decided not to work again, and stood next to a tree every day to wait for another unlucky rabbit.

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